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A Review of Silicon in Soils and Plants and Its Role in US Agriculture: History and Future Perspectives

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Tubana, Brenda S., Babu, Tapasya, Datnoff, Lawrence E.·2016·Soil Science
DOI 10.1097/ss.0000000000000179
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Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust and plays a number of important roles in the mineral nutrition of plants. In the past 20 years, the scientific documentation on the benefits of Si to crops has helped establish Si fertilization as an agronomic practice in many agricultural lands worldwide. However, very little information has been consolidated on the use of Si specifically for US agriculture. Consequently, the objectives of this review are to provide (1) information on the dynamics of Si in soil, use, and sources; (2) a history and up-to-date documentation on Si-related research in many areas of US production agriculture; and (3) perspectives on Si as a plant beneficial nutrient and the potential of Si fertilization as an agronomic practice in US crop production systems. The Si-driven mechanisms enhancing the productivity of a wide array of crops under stressed conditions are discussed in this review. Based on the recent 10-year average production level and published shoot Si content, the principal crops grown in the United States can collectively take up 9.55 million tons of Si annually, whereas the annual Si removal rate for the entire US cropland area is estimated at 21.1 million tons. On the basis of this projected annual Si removal rate, adoption of continuous intensive farming systems in the country, low solubility of soil Si, and complex chemical dynamics of Si in soil, increasing plant-available Si levels through fertilization is therefore foreseen a logical agronomic practice for US agriculture.

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    “Requirement for mining may be further reduced by utilizing artificial silicate by-products from industrial processes 37,38 , including calcium-rich silicates produced by iron and steel manufacturing (slags) with a long history of agricultural usage 4,39 .”

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    “Undertaking ERW practices with these materials addresses a critical need to fertilise soils with silica and other nutrients lost by harvesting that gradually depletes plant-available pools 39 .”

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Authors
Tubana, B. S., Babu, T., & Datnoff, L. E.
Affiliations
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (US)
ORCID
Datnoff, Lawrence E.
Venue
Soil Science
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2016-09
Volume
181
Issue
9/10
Pages
393-411
ISSN
0038-075X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/ss.0000000000000179
OpenAlex
W2534924669
Cited by
392
References
155
Citations by year
2026: 37 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 1
FWCI
32.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Soil Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Silicon Effects in Agriculture
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
Keywords
silicon, silicon fertilization, United States agriculture, cropping systems

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